St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-05
Proc eedings of the School Board.
OpELOUSAs, Oct. 25th, 1887

OPELOUSAs, Oct. 25th, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
present: Laurent Dupre, President, G.
\. Ealer. b. Martel, Clarence Hether-
wick and l.. Z. Littell. Clarence Heth-
erwiCk presented bis commission as Il
member.
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting were dispensed with.
Mr.. L. n. Eaitr, then reported the To-
cation OF schools for the first district, as
follows:
/. White school in Bellevue, near
Jackson'S.
/. White school in Prairie Basse, near
Nrzatt's.
B. White schools in OpelouSas, Prima-
~, intermediate and Grammar.
/. CcIored school in OpeIousas, with
principal and assistant.
/. Colored school in Lower Bellevue.
On motion, the rpport was adopted
with the understanding, that if the
Prairie Laurent school house, should be
moved to the NeZat hill, that the prai
RE Bass school should be moved there.
Mr.. Laurent Dupre, then reported the
location of schools for the second dis
trict as follows:
l. White school in Grand Coteau;
with Mrs. L. Tassin as teacher.
l. White school IN COult Croche, near
Albert Guidry's with Miss Persons as
teacher.
l. White school to be located.
/. Colored school near Grand COteau,
J. W. Hardy, teacher.
On motion the report was adopted.
Mr.. Mattel reported, for the third dis
trict, the location of schools as follows:
|. White school at Robins with =. NJ.
Moroney, teacher.
/. White school in Prairie des Fem
mes, L. IL. Burrows, teacher.
/. White school to be located.
l. Colored school at Leonyille, D. c.
Clark, teacher.
Report was adopted.
On motion the schools of the fourth
district were located as follows:
/. White school at West Melville.
|. White school at Upper WaXia, G.
I. HaN kins, Teacher.
l. Colored school at Eliza, Atchafalaya,
W. L. Davis, teacher.
/. School at Sacquet, G. 3. Hender-
son, teacher.
MIR. c. j. Thompson's report for the
fifth district was read as follows:
/. White school at Big Cane, at But
iel's school house, Miss 5. Reeder as
teacher.
l. White school at Whiteville, G. D.
Pickles, teacher.
/. White school at Washington, Miss
G.. Martin, Teacher.
1. White school, Grand Prairie.
l. White school at Tete's Cove Ito be
paid out of the interest fund.- with the
same teachers.
/. CoIored school at Garland, L. ?.
Shaw, teacher.
/. Colored school at Washington, Ed.
Reary, teacher.
/. Colored school in Plaisance.
On motion the report of Mr.. Thomp
son, was adopted, except ithere being
several gentlemen present with a petit
ton from the patrons of the Butler
school, asking for IA male teacher), Mr..
j. e. Bell was appointed in the place of
Miss 5. Reeder, as teacher.
Mr.. F. Wharton's report for the sixth
district was read as follows:
1. White school at Chicot, 8 months,
L. T. DeGey, teacher.
/. White school months at W. II.
RaDdolph'S, 3 months at Turky Greek,
with Miss Eva Glaze as teacher.
|. White school 3 months on C0c0drie,
near Foreman's place, 3 months in lower
Pine Prairie.
Report was adopted
MI l.. L. Lttitii, reported, 1Of lne
seventh district, the location of schools
as follows:
l. School at Vile Plate.
/. School at Belair's Cove.
/. School at Chataignier, with same
teachers.
/. School at upper Mamou.
1. Colored school, at MamOu.
/. School to be located.
Report was adopted.
In the eighth, district, three schools
were allowed, to be located by the
President and Secretary.
On motion, Mr.. A. c. Reynolds, j. L.
Hazard and James G.. Burleigh, were
appointed Trustees, to the school near
Jackson's. The board then adjourned.
L. Z. LITTELL,
Secretary.